Materials for the Medieval and Early Modern History of Indonesia

Narratives and Legal Sources

Javanese and Malay Sources

Nagara-Kertagama - 1365
Pararaton (Ken Angrok) - about 1500
Sejarah Melayu - before 1528/36

Arabic Sources

Ibn Khurdadhbih - about 850
Abu Zaid - about 916
Mas'udi - before 956

Western Sources

Marco Polo - about 1291
Ordorico de Pordonone - about 1322
Duarte Barbosa - about 1512
Antonio Pigafetta - about 1521

Legal Texts

Kutara Manawa - about 1329-1351